Comparison

Engage by BGL vs PointMate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Engage by BGL

This app provides SMSF clients with mobile access to investment reporting and fund data. It aims to improve communication, simplify queries, and enhance client engagement and retention for financial advisors.

Highlights
  • Track Investments
  • Respond to Queries
  • View Member Contribution & Pension Data
  • Investment Dashboards
  • Pension Dashboards
  • Member Allocation Tracking
  • Contribution Limit Tracking
Features
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With a growing demand for improved SMSF investment reporting, transparency and simple to use mobile interaction, BGL has launched our first mobile application for Simple Fund 360. Benefits Improve communication with your SMSF clients. Simplify and remove pain points wtih client queries. Help educate and improve SMSF Engagement. Improve client retention and differentiate your service. Core Features include: Track Investments, Respond to Queries, View Member Contribution, and Pension Data. Dashboards Stay on top of your investment strategy. Drill into the data and investment allocation revalued automatically every day. Pensions Improve compliance and avoid costly mistakes with our simple to digest visual pension dashboards. Member Allocation Check your combined member balances and minimums for all account-based pensions. Contributions Track your contributions limits and ensure your clients are maximizing their tax concessions. Trustee Query Have your clients or adviser respond to unknown transactions with simple drop-down choices or take photos of documents.

About

PointMate

This app helps Australians maximize their loyalty points by calculating the value of points earned from credit cards and flights. It compares rewards programs, tracks savings, and alerts users to program changes.

Highlights
  • Loyalty program comparison
  • Credit card rewards calculator
  • Flight points valuation
  • Portfolio points tracking
  • Savings and bonus tracking
  • Program change alerts
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The all-in-one app for Australian loyalty points. PointMate is an independent calculator and comparison tool covering 17 Australian loyalty programs and 66+ personal rewards credit cards — including Qantas Frequent Flyer, Velocity Frequent Flyer, KrisFlyer, Amex Membership Rewards, Flybuys, Everyday Rewards, Myer One, David Jones, and rewards programs from every major Australian bank. No affiliate commissions. No issuer partnerships. Just the numbers. PAY Compare your rewards cards on any purchase. PointMate factors in earn rates, surcharges, and the estimated dollar value of points earned to rank cards by estimated net benefit. Add your cards, set merchant surcharge rates, enter an amount, and see ranked results. FLIGHT A Qantas economy flight to Bali might calculate at 1.6 cents per point. The same points on a flight to Japan? Maybe 3.5 cents. Flight calculates the cents-per-point on any Qantas, Velocity or KrisFlyer booking and shows how it compares to PointMate's benchmark range. CARDS With dozens of rewards cards on the market, it's hard to know which ones deliver the highest calculated return. Cards lets you browse, compare, and filter major personal Australian rewards credit cards — from points value based on your typical redemption, to bonus reachability on your monthly spend, to cancel-by dates. VALUE 10,000 Qantas points redeemed as a gift card: about $45. Redeemed on an international economy class flight: up to $440. Value shows the estimated range for any balance across programs, broken down by how you'd actually use them. PORTFOLIO See your total estimated points value across your programs in one place. GOALS Enter your monthly card spend and earn rate to see how many months until you earn enough points for any route and cabin class on both Qantas and Velocity. SAVINGS Log results from Pay and Flight calculations, plus transfer bonus gains. Track your total logged savings over time with milestone progress. BONUSES Check active transfer bonuses between programs, including percentage uplift and days remaining. ALERTS Stay across program changes, devaluations, and upcoming events. Check points expiry rules per program. FREE VS PREMIUM Free: Access all features with capacity limits — Pay (2 cards), Flight (general benchmark range), Value (average rate), Cards (browse and filter), Portfolio (3 programs), Savings (5 logs per month). All data saved between sessions. Ads displayed. Premium ($4.99/month or $39.99/year): Unlimited cards, full redemption breakdowns, side-by-side comparison of up to 3 cards, custom card entry, PM Wallet (renewal and cancel-by date tracking), unlimited Portfolio and Savings, no ads. Eligible new subscribers can start with a 1-month free trial — full Premium access, no ads. INDEPENDENT AND TRANSPARENT PointMate is built and maintained in Melbourne, Australia. It does not receive commissions, referral fees, or any payment from credit card issuers, banks, or loyalty programs. Outputs are estimates based on publicly available information and current assumptions. PointMate is a calculator and comparison tool for general information only. It does not provide financial advice, credit advice, or product recommendations. Estimated values may differ from actual outcomes. Check current issuer and program terms before acting. Your points deserve a better mate.

Screenshots

Engage by BGL4 screens
PointMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Engage by BGL at none against PointMate's 2. Engage by BGL also leads on ads (none vs shown). PointMate's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PointMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Engage by BGL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Engage by BGL ships an update every 3 months, PointMate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Engage by BGL versus PointMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngage by BGLPointMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBGL Corporate Solutions Pty LtdPointMate Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Engage by BGL

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PointMate

Subscriptions2
  • PointMate Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • PointMate Premium (Annual)1 Month trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Engage by BGL free?
Engage by BGL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PointMate free?
PointMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Engage by BGL or PointMate have ads?
PointMate shows ads; Engage by BGL does not.
Which is updated more often, Engage by BGL or PointMate?
Engage by BGL ships an update every 3 months, and PointMate fortnightly. Most recently, Engage by BGL was updated on November 3, 2026 and PointMate on November 5, 2026.

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